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Las Positas College

New Faculty Orientation

New Faculty 2024


New Faculty Class of 2024-2025

Left to Right: Jerry Bailey (Business), Felipe Ponce (Ethnic Studies), Federico Lopez Borghesi (Biology), and Catherine Alfaro (Counseling).

The Faculty Association, Office of Academic Services, and Professional Development Committee collaborate each year to provide a New Faculty Orientation program for newly hired faculty. More detailed information about these orientations, along with resources for newly hired faculty, may be found below.

Full Time (Contract, Regular, Temporary Leave Replacement) Faculty
Part-Time (Adjunct) Faculty 


Full-Time (Contract, Regular, Temporary Leave Replacement) Faculty

Faculty Handbook

Faculty Handbook

New Faculty Orientation Program

In lieu of a first year committee assignment, newly hired faculty must complete the New Faculty Orientation Program. Meetings for the 2025-2026 Academic Year are scheduled in the Room 21347 from 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM on the second Wednesday of each month. 

Current Program

Date Topic Presenter(s)
9/10/25

The Tenure Process

Paula Checchi 
Heike Gecox 

10/8/25

Classroom Behavior and Incident Management (PDF)

Joel Gagnon 
Amy Mattern

11/12/25

DSPS

Chris Crone

12/10/25

 

 

2/11/26

 

 

3/11/26

 

 

4/8/26

 

 

5/13/26


President's Send-Off


President Foster

Past Programs

Date Topic Presenter(s)
9/11/24

The Tenure Process

Stuart McElderry 
Heike Gecox

10/9/24

Classroom Behavior and Incident Management  (PDF)

Joel Gagnon 
Amy Mattern
11/13/24

DSPS

Chris Crone

12/11/24

Curriculum 

 Craig Kutil

2/12/25

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

DEIA

John Rosen
Alaina Osuka
Erick Bell
Michelle Gonzales

3/12/25

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

Undocually

 

John Rosen
Alaina Osuka

Alain Olavarrieta

4/9/25

Spring Break

 

5/14/25

Resource Allocation Committee
Faculty Hiring Prioritization Committee
President's Send-Off

Titian Lish
Heike Gecox
President Foster

Other Resources

Part-Time (Adjunct) Faculty

Faculty Handbook

Faculty Handbook

Adjunct Faculty Responsibility Hours (FA Information)

FA Newsletter Information